About this episode

Ian chats with Ian O'Neil and John McCauley of Deer Tick about their music and experiences.

Ian chats with Ian O'Neil and John McCauley of Deer Tick about taking their time, writing rock songs about Rhode Island, the Providence scene, the Newport Folk Festival, being upstaged by Joni Mitchell, Dan Bejar's turn to synthesizers, the Adult Correctional Institution, Bob Dylan, Weird Al, Brian Wilson, and the new Deer Tick record Coin-O-Matic. FOLLOW DEER TICK ON INSTAGRAM COIN-O-MATIC OUT JUNE 5th DEER TICK ON TOUR THIS SUMMER/FALL

People in this episode

Host: Ian

Guests: Ian O'Neil, John McCauley

Topics covered

• music
• songwriting
• Rhode Island
• Newport Folk Festival
• Deer Tick

Keywords

• Deer Tick
• Ian O'Neil
• John McCauley
• Coin-O-Matic
• Newport Folk Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deer Tick

Books & works: Coin-O-Matic

Places: Rhode Island, Providence, Newport Folk Festival

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